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Online Collection Spotlight: Nineteenth Century Collections Online

Online Collection Spotlight: Nineteenth Century Collections Online

March 20, 2026

Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Our stories:

Join us as we take a look at the Nineteenth Century Collections Online, a rich database consisting of seven separate subject areas, all linked by their focus on the 19th century.

‘By the time I found my voice to speak…’: Leslie Feinberg’s Stone butch blues

‘By the time I found my voice to speak…’: Leslie Feinberg’s Stone butch blues

July 25, 2025

Ask a librarian, Collection spotlights, Our stories, Rare Books & Arts:

To celebrate Trans Awareness Month 2025, we turn our attention to one of the fascinating volumes in State Library Victoria’s Rare Books Collection: Leslie Feinberg’s ‘Stone butch blues.’  The book brings with it stories of struggle — both within and beyond it’s pages — along with questions about control, artistic ethics and the ways we find (and too often don’t find) the stories we seek: stories of people like us.